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The biggest problem that Castle View has, like most other schools, is a tendency for apathy. Granted, this isn’t a school-related issue, rather a human-related one. Apathy for the world outside “the bubble” is a struggle every student faces. School can get pretty stressful, especially while juggling AP classes, a social life and extracurricular activities – and all that can become a great excuse for not being concerned with life that doesn’t affect us. Most students, if you ask them, would be better prepared to answer a question about their favorite singer rather than about a war thousands of miles overseas. The most recent example of this student form of apathy has been exhibited with this year’s school board election. Students either don’t care enough to pay comes to an election that directly affects them, students aren’t informed. To be a good citizen within the community, our generation must take the
time to question, to listen to all sides, and to research and explore information
other people tell you because that is the ugliest form of conformity. Apathy is conformity. The school board election is not the only issue students should care about. should care about how we treat the earth – our future depends on it. Do some volunteer work that isn’t mandatory, which goes beyond the 20 hours you need for graduation. Help people less fortunate than yourself, whether down the street or halfway around the globe. Organize a club that forces you outside your comfort zone. Being involved matters. Caring about others matters. There’s a big world outside the bubble. It’s time to get to know it.
The required part of school that you can’t learn in class organizations, thinking of volunteercomprehend. kitchen at the Castle Rock Fraternal Order of Eagles in second grade, it was more of a duty at the time than anything else. As my height and maturity grew, so did my willingness to volunteer.
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Ally Orcutt
Volunteering -- a requirement or a reward? Seniors must perform 20 hours of community service to graduate. As of late October, only 139 out of 419 of this year’s class has completed the requirement. But through my personal experience
the Castle Rock Eagles team in the local Relay for Life event through the American Cancer Society. I didn’t realize then the purpose of the event -- all I knew is this was the one night of the year I could stay up all night and spend the evening admiring the hundred-plus decorated candle-lit bags. The following year, I sadly gained a
true understanding of what the event represented when my grandmother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, which she survived. The following relay we walked in support of her the track, I realized those decorated lanterns were there in support, honor or remembrance of loved ones affected by cancer. I looked closely at my grandmother’s bag that read, “In mother, mother and friend.” The bag to the right bore only the name and the word “Remembrance.” Reality struck: Everyone had gathered, not to to socialize, but to help raise money to stop this terrible disease that each year kills 7.6 million people worldwide. For the following 12 months, I worked alongside my parents through garage sales, cake
walks and other activities to help raise money for the cause. From that point on, volunteering transformed from a “duty” to “socializing” to “caring.” And since then, I have fundraised my own Relay team, and served as youth involvement chair -- it was my job to recruit more teens. Volunteering 20 hours a month to learn more and earn more to help stop the fourth largest reason for deaths in the world seems well worth it. volunteering opportunities is there’s bigger things that go on in life than if I’m going to beat the crowd to Starbucks in the morning. It’s the part of life you can’t learn in a classroom. Volunteering -- a requirement or a reward?
The View ~ 2013-2014 Staff Editors-In-Chief Ally Orcutt Nick Puckett
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